gaffing

English

Verb

gaffing

1. present participle and gerund of gaff

Noun

gaffing (plural gaffings)

1. The process of landing a fish with a gaff.
   • 1930, W. F. R. Reynolds, Fly and Minnow: Common Problems of Trout and Salmon Fishing:

     Of the few gaffings that I have seen attempted under water most have been either bad shots or failures. One sees the gut fouled, the fish torn, the fish lost, and the angler fume.

   • 1966, Outdoor Indiana, volume 32, page 15:

     He recognizes the fish by the effects of previous gaffings.